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Should corticosteroids be used to treat traumatic brain injury?

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boxed-textEdwards P et al. (2005) Final results of MRC CRASH, a randomized placebo-controlled trial of intravenous corticosteroid in adults with head injury—outcomes at 6 months. Lancet 365: 1957–1959

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